The ultimate games room is the place where you can relax with your family playing board games and have a laugh, or unwind with some friends on the weekend enjoying a beer and playing some pool.

A games room can be anything you want, no matter how large or small your house is, or what your budget may be. You can turn nearly any space into your own ultimate games room, whether you have a large open room, an unused basement area or even a small corner in your house that is being under-utilized.

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Games Room Design


You’ve decided that you want to create a new games room within your home, or possibly redesign your existing games room to make it more family friendly or welcoming to entertain your friends.

You will need to consider how much space you have to work with. You may have to decide between 1 large sized game, or 2-3 smaller sized games.

If you are tight for space, you might want to look at multi game setups that can be utilised for different things.

Space and obstructing walls also becomes an issue when you are looking at a pool or billiard table as well as a table tennis table. Is there enough space to move around the table without bumping into anything. Is there enough room to position a pool cue from any angle without being restricted?

Another consideration you may not have thought of is looking at safety concerns. Is your dart board near a walkway, where someone could accidentally walk through when someone is throwing a dart? If it is, it might be a good idea to try and position it in a back corner instead.

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Games Room Ideas


There are so many options to include as part of your games room but it all comes down to personal taste and space available.

Some of the most common games selected for an ultimate games room are:

  • Pool / Billiards table
  • Table tennis table
  • Dart board
  • Foosball table
  • Air hockey table
  • Board games
  • Gaming setup

Other things that are often included when creating the ultimate games room for adults is a bar area and some well positioned TVs to watch your favourite sports games. You then also need somewhere for everyone to sit and relax, so you will need to consider space for bar stools, comfy couches, or even some cinema or gaming seating for in front the big screen.

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